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Pelham man avoids serious injury after ATV mishap

PELHAM -- A 28-year-old Pelham man was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle, but avoided serious injury, as the vehicle sank into the water of Gumpus Pond Saturday afternoon.

Police say they were called to the pond about 4:57 p.m. Jared Goulet, 28, told officers he was riding across the pond on a three-wheeler when he approached "an area that he believed to be black ice."

"Goulet quickly found out that the area was actually open water, where someone cut a very large fishing hole," police said in a prepared statement.

The front wheel of the ATV sank into the water, throwing Goulet from the vehicle.

Police said the fishing hole was at an area where the water is 3 to 4 feet deep, so the back wheels of the ATV remained visible.

It was getting dark at the time of the incident and it was not safe for emergency crews to immediately remove the vehicle. When the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department returned Sunday, the ATV was gone.

No pollutants were found in the water.

Goulet was cited for operating an unregistered off-highway recreational vehicle.

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